France takes on Musk and will French airports run out of jet fuel this summer?

On this week’s show we’ll find out why a story involving French prosecutors, a rabbit and the US tech billionaire and far right crusader Elon Musk made headlines in France. We’ll also find out why the rules for driving cars in cities and towns across France look set for a dramatic change and whether the country’s most notorious ring road could be transformed from one of the most polluted spots in France into an urban green paradise. And as the Middle East crisis continues and fears grow in Europe about jet fuel supplies we’ll look at the chances of flights to France being scrapped this summer. And what about if you want to take the train instead? Will you be able to book the trip? And stay to the end to find out how the French talk about their hangovers. You’ll certainly learn a handy phrase or two. Host Ben McPartland is joined by our two brainiacs Emma Pearson and Emma Albright plus our French politics wizard John Lichfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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France takes on Musk and will French airports run out of jet fuel this summer? is an episode from Talking France by The Local France.

This episode is 36:53 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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